name: SoundHound Music Fingerprint Identification API Rate Limits
description: Rate limiting policy for the SoundHound Music Fingerprint Identification
  API. This is an enterprise API accessed by direct agreement with SoundHound. Rate
  limits and quotas are defined per contract and are not publicly disclosed.
url: https://www.soundhound.com/contact/
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
rateLimits:
  - name: Evaluation Tier
    description: Limited rate access during evaluation period as agreed with SoundHound.
    plan: Evaluation
    window: evaluation period
    requests: unspecified
    notes: Defined per evaluation agreement; contact SoundHound for access
    enforcement: Per evaluation agreement terms
  - name: Enterprise Tier
    description: Production rate limits negotiated per enterprise contract based on
      expected query volume and deployment scale.
    plan: Enterprise
    window: monthly
    requests: custom
    notes: Defined in enterprise contract; volume discounts available
    enforcement: Contractual SLA
policies:
  - name: Minimum Audio Duration
    description: Queries require between 2 and 10 seconds of audio for reliable music
      fingerprint identification.
    source: https://www.soundhound.com/soundhound-music-id-one-sheet/
  - name: Latency
    description: Sub-second identification latency for streamed audio requests.
    source: https://www.soundhound.com/soundhound-music-id-one-sheet/
  - name: Access
    description: API access is available by contacting SoundHound directly. Evaluation
      requests should be directed to the SoundHound developer contact channel.
    source: https://www.soundhound.com/contact/